At the beginning of his current tax year, David invests $12,080 in original issue U.S. Treasury bonds with a $10,000 face value that mature in exactly 15 years. David receives $780 in interest ($390 every six months) from the Treasury bonds during the current year, and the yield to maturity on the bonds is 5.8 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
a. How much interest income will he report this year if he elects to amortize the bond premium?
b. How much interest will he report this year if he does not elect to amortize the bond premium?
A | Semi annual period | Adjusted basis | Interest. recd. | Premium Am. | Reported interest. |
1 | $12,080 | $380 | $380 - $350.32 = $29.68 | $12080 * 2.9 % = $350.32 | |
2 | $12080 -$29.68 = $12050.32 | $380 | $380 - $349.46 = $30.54 | $12050.32 * 2.9 % = $349.46 | |
Yearly total | $760 | $60 | $699.78 | ||
Interest . income reported = $699.78 | |||||
B | If he does not elect to amortize the bond premium the interest to be recognized in the year shall be | ||||
equal to the interest received | |||||
$780 |
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